exaggerate

英 [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt]

美 [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt]

v.  夸张; 夸大; 言过其实

过去分词：exaggerated　现在分词：exaggerating　过去式：exaggerated　第三人称单数：exaggerates　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5927 / COCA.6312

牛津词典

verb

• 夸张；夸大；言过其实
  to make sth seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is
  1. The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
     我不是夸张，这旅店真的很脏。
  2. He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.
     他往往夸大困难。
  3. I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is) .
     我肯定他把他的爱尔兰口音故意说得很重。
  4. Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated.
     对这项产品的需求给过分夸大了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夸大;夸张
  If youexaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is.
  1. He thinks I'm exaggerating...
     他觉得我在夸大其词。
  2. Don't exaggerate...
     别夸张。
  3. Sheila admitted that she did sometimes exaggerate the demands of her job.
     希拉承认自己有时候确实夸大了工作的难度。
• VERB 突出;夸大
  If somethingexaggeratesa situation, quality, or feature, it makes the situation, quality, or feature appear greater, more obvious, or more important than it really is.
  1. These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness...
     这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
  2. The dress exaggerates her wasp waist and enlarges her bosom.
     那件连衣裙凸显了她的蜂腰，也让她的胸部看起来更丰满。

英英释义

verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  1. tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
  Synonym:overstateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolisemagnifyamplify
• do something to an excessive degree
  1. He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
  Synonym:overdo

双语例句

• Don't lie or exaggerate.
  不要说谎或夸大其词。
• He thinks I'm exaggerating
  他觉得我在夸大其词。
• We always exaggerate people's quest for G.D.P.and undervalue their quest for ideals.
  我们总是夸大民众对GDP的需求并低估他们对理想的追求。
• Neither will I hide my bitter feelings nor will I exaggerate my grief and indignation.
  我不掩饰我内心的苦涩，也不虚张我的悲愤。
• I will not exaggerate, distort facts or tell even the smallest of lies.
  我不夸大不扭曲事实，不说“无伤大雅的谎言”。
• Do I paint a correct picture, or do I exaggerate?
  我的描述准确吗，还是夸张了呢？
• One can exaggerate such differences.
  人们可能夸大了这种分歧。
• There could be more unrest, but I wouldn't exaggerate the problems.
  可能会有更大的动荡，不过我想也不必夸大问题。
• But we think sometimes people exaggerate the price.
  但我们觉得有时候人们把费用夸大了。
• Critics exaggerate the difficulty of this task.
  批评人士夸大了这一任务的难度。